To run this on windows you might first need to install windows-build tools

[EliaMelfior]

On Windows 8.1, instead of executing
npm install

You need to execute this command:
npm install --global --production [email protected]

source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54059433/after-npm-install-an-error-about-a-syntax-error-in-python-appears

[bektigalan]

npm --add-python-to-path='true' install --global --production windows-build-tools
this command works for me